News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office supports courses to help business owners adhere to amended tax law in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 October 2008
YEREVAN, 24 October 2008- Helping small- and medium-sized enterprises adapt to recent tax legislation changes is the purpose of a course that starts today at an OSCE-supported anti-corruption centre in Yerevan...
OSCE Office helps Armenian Parliament create efficient oversight of armed forces
Publishing date: 17 October 2008
YEREVAN, 17 October 2008- The OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Parliamentary Committee on defence, national security and international affairs signed a memorandum of understanding today to promote effective parliamentary oversight of the armed forces...
Armenian public TV needs to strengthen public service ethos and provide impartial news, says report commissioned by the OSCE Office
Publishing date: 17 October 2008
YEREVAN, 17 October 2008- Defining editorial lines, improving mechanisms to measure audience needs, ceasing aggressive commercial policies and strengthening news programming are some recommendations for Armenian public TV in a report presented today...
OSCE Office in Yerevan helps young people learn about human rights
Publishing date: 16 October 2008
YEREVAN, 16 October 2008- A seminar for young people from the OSCE region on human rights issues, supported by the OSCE Office, began at the Children's Rehabilitation Centre in Yerevan today...
OSCE Office supports civic involvement of young people in Armenia's regions
Publishing date: 7 October 2008
YEREVAN, 7 October 2008- The OSCE Office in Yerevan and Armenia's Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs signed a memorandum of understanding today to promote civic activism among young people in Armenia's regions...
OSCE Office supports guide for SMEs on recent tax changes in Armenia
Publishing date: 7 October 2008
YEREVAN, 7 October 2008- A simplified tax guidebook explaining recent legislation affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, was presented in Yerevan today...
OSCE to help Armenian Ombudsman office monitor situation in the armed forces
Publishing date: 6 October 2008
YEREVAN, 6 October 2008- Increasing democratic control over the country's armed forces is the aim of an agreement signed by the OSCE Office and the Armenian Human Rights Defender's Office (Ombudsman) in Yerevan today...